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GIGABYTE GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD vs MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 6identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:Intel
    • K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
    • K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:2
    • K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:4
    • K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
    • K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
    • K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
    • K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
  • Motherboard chipset
    • GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:AMD 760G
    • K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:NVIDIA MCP61P

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Comparison of GA-MA78LM-S2H, K9N6PGM2-V2
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GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD

Model GA-MA78LM-S2H

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots22
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers40
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100 Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 760GNVIDIA MCP61P
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC888 / ALC888S
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one- WindowsUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source244 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source200 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNVIDIA GeForce 6150SE
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source

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